
The Kid from Brooklyn
Released

Story
Shy milkman Burleigh Sullivan accidentally knocks out drunken Speed McFarlane, a champion boxer who was flirting with Burleigh's sister. The newspapers get hold of the story and photographers even catch Burleigh knock out Speed again. Speed's crooked manager decides to turn Burleigh into a fighter. Burleigh doesn't realize that all of his opponents have been asked to take a dive. Thinking he really is a great fighter, Burleigh develops a swelled head which puts a crimp in his relationship with pretty nightclub singer Polly Pringle. He may finally get his comeuppance when he challenges Speed for the title.
Directors
Norman Z. McLeod,
Writers
Don Hartman, Melville Shavelson, Sylvia Fine, Sylvia Fine, Grover Jones, Frank Butler, Richard Connell, Lynn Root, Harry Clork,
Tags
BEAUTY STACKED! TUNE PACKED!
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